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Unmet Health Needs among Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy in Ireland: A Cross-Sectional Study

Data describing the unmet health needs of young adults with cerebral palsy (CP) may support the development of appropriate health services. This study aimed to describe unmet health needs among young adults with CP in Ireland and examine if these differed between young adults who were and were not y...

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Autores principales: Ryan, Jennifer M., Walsh, Michael, Owens, Mary, Byrne, Michael, Kroll, Thilo, Hensey, Owen, Kerr, Claire, Norris, Meriel, Walsh, Aisling, Lavelle, Grace, Fortune, Jennifer
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9410409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36013083
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11164847
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author Ryan, Jennifer M.
Walsh, Michael
Owens, Mary
Byrne, Michael
Kroll, Thilo
Hensey, Owen
Kerr, Claire
Norris, Meriel
Walsh, Aisling
Lavelle, Grace
Fortune, Jennifer
author_facet Ryan, Jennifer M.
Walsh, Michael
Owens, Mary
Byrne, Michael
Kroll, Thilo
Hensey, Owen
Kerr, Claire
Norris, Meriel
Walsh, Aisling
Lavelle, Grace
Fortune, Jennifer
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description Data describing the unmet health needs of young adults with cerebral palsy (CP) may support the development of appropriate health services. This study aimed to describe unmet health needs among young adults with CP in Ireland and examine if these differed between young adults who were and were not yet discharged from children’s services. In this cross-sectional study, young adults with CP aged 16–22 years completed a questionnaire assessing unmet health needs. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between discharge status and unmet health needs. Seventy-five young adults (mean age 18.4 yr; 41% female; 60% in GMFCS levels I-III) were included in the study. Forty (53%) had been discharged from children’s services. Unmet health need, as a proportion of those with needs, was highest for speech (0.64), followed by epilepsy (0.50) and equipment, mobility, control of movement and bone or joint problems (0.39 or 0.38). After adjusting for ambulatory status, unmet health needs did not differ according to discharge status. The proportion of young adults with unmet health needs highlights the importance of taking a life-course approach to CP and providing appropriate services to people with CP regardless of age.
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spelling pubmed-94104092022-08-26 Unmet Health Needs among Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy in Ireland: A Cross-Sectional Study Ryan, Jennifer M. Walsh, Michael Owens, Mary Byrne, Michael Kroll, Thilo Hensey, Owen Kerr, Claire Norris, Meriel Walsh, Aisling Lavelle, Grace Fortune, Jennifer J Clin Med Article Data describing the unmet health needs of young adults with cerebral palsy (CP) may support the development of appropriate health services. This study aimed to describe unmet health needs among young adults with CP in Ireland and examine if these differed between young adults who were and were not yet discharged from children’s services. In this cross-sectional study, young adults with CP aged 16–22 years completed a questionnaire assessing unmet health needs. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between discharge status and unmet health needs. Seventy-five young adults (mean age 18.4 yr; 41% female; 60% in GMFCS levels I-III) were included in the study. Forty (53%) had been discharged from children’s services. Unmet health need, as a proportion of those with needs, was highest for speech (0.64), followed by epilepsy (0.50) and equipment, mobility, control of movement and bone or joint problems (0.39 or 0.38). After adjusting for ambulatory status, unmet health needs did not differ according to discharge status. The proportion of young adults with unmet health needs highlights the importance of taking a life-course approach to CP and providing appropriate services to people with CP regardless of age. MDPI 2022-08-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9410409/ /pubmed/36013083 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11164847 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Ryan, Jennifer M.
Walsh, Michael
Owens, Mary
Byrne, Michael
Kroll, Thilo
Hensey, Owen
Kerr, Claire
Norris, Meriel
Walsh, Aisling
Lavelle, Grace
Fortune, Jennifer
Unmet Health Needs among Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy in Ireland: A Cross-Sectional Study
title Unmet Health Needs among Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy in Ireland: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Unmet Health Needs among Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy in Ireland: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Unmet Health Needs among Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy in Ireland: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Unmet Health Needs among Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy in Ireland: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Unmet Health Needs among Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy in Ireland: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort unmet health needs among young adults with cerebral palsy in ireland: a cross-sectional study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9410409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36013083
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11164847
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